Kojima looks back on Metal Gear Solid on its 24th anniversary

Kojima looks back at Metal Gear Solid on the game's 24th anniversary in Japan, talking about its features and the process of its creation.

[Nyxus]

"I can honestly say that I am happy that even after 24 years, people are still talking about it."

Sign of a true classic!

[jjb1981]

This game, Majoras Mask and LoZ OoT are the only games that I've played through completely more than four times. Classic games for sure.

[Number1TailzFan]

They need to make another Zelda like OoT. Hopefully the rumours about remasters/remakes of MGS games are true too.

[Orchard]

One of the best games ever made. Hopefully we get a proper remake some day.

[chicken_in_the_corn]

Metal Gear 1 & 2 need it more

[CobraKai]

I agree. Some time ago, I saw a fan remake the opening using Unreal Engine (I think) and it gave me goosebumps.

[Nyxus]

Yeah, the same guy also made one for the MGS3 ladder sequence: https://www.metalgearinform...

And he's working on remaking MGS2's intro as well.

[CobraKai]

Geeze. Now I want all 4 MGS games remade properly. Not like Twin Snakes

[MADGameR]

MGS next gen PS5 remake coming soon.

[Nyxus]

I still have my doubts about those rumors.

[Gardenia]

Still the best MGS game for me. The focus of games today is too much on graphics and size. Back then creativity, story and characters was something you had to have in a game to make it successful. It was also not so much about money as it is these days.

[Limitedtimestruggle]

Experiencing this game back then when it launched..my goodness! It's right up there along GoldenEye,Ocarina of Time, Half Life 1/2 and Homeworld. All of them real eye-opening experiences! Metal Gear Solid is a game I keep returning to, it's just that great!

The Twin Snakes remake on the Gamecube falls extremely short of this true gem of a classic, an honest try, but it does not do the original justice imho.

[brewin]

Still get goosebumps! Those double disc PlayStation game cases were like exotic sports cars for teenagers of my generation. These games may not be the lookers we once considered them to be, but that gameplay and story is timeless!

[mark_parch]

i remember playing the first hour of this game over and over as a kid. i literally just completed it for the first time last week and the story, characters, dialog are incredible especially for it's time.

[Dwarrior]

1998 was a miracle year for gaming. And this one was right up there with all of the others that year.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Tekken 3
Half-Life
Metal Gear Solid
Grim Fandango
Resident Evil 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
StarCraft
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Banjo-Kazooie
Thief: The Dark Project
Baldur's Gate
Xenogears
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
NFL Blitz
1080° Snowboarding
Battlezone
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Unreal
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Gran Turismo (in USA)
Tomb Raider III
Fallout 2
Spyro the Dragon
Rainbow Six
Parasite Eve
Soulcalibur
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

[brewin]

The reason I'll always be a multi console owner.

Idk that Soulcalibur was 98 though, pretty sure that was a Dreamcast launch title on 9/9/99

[Hofstaderman]

Soul Calibur was a launch game. I remember get my Dreamcast with at launch. One of my fondest memories. That game and Speed Devils.

[Dwarrior]

@brewin

Soulcalibur was in arcades in 98. I was 24 at the time, and still went to arcades.

[Chocoburger]

1998 was an amazing year. Most of these games, maybe even all of them still hold up today.

Too bad the industry has changed so much for the worse in the passing years. We'll never have that golden era again.

[Hofstaderman]

Your list, sir, is superb.

[Dwarrior]

Thank you, sir. I tried to include a nice coverage of genres there.

[Dwarrior]

Forgot the first Tenchu game.

[brewin]

Ah yes, the mighty Tenchu! What an amazing game that was for the time. Ghost of Tsushima was exactly what I always hoped the Tenchu series would become.

[sourOG]

Damn I hope this isn’t the konami announcement. C’mon silent hill!

[Nyxus]

This isn't about any Konami announcement. It's just Kojima looking back on the game.

[sourOG]

Right but konami is going to announce something “cherished by the world” and he’s talking about a MGS anniversary. I’m just hoping that’s not the new announcement.

[Nyxus]

Well I don't know what Konami's announcement will be. It could be Metal Gear but I doubt it. But Kojima tweeting about one of his games' on its anniversary has nothing to do with Konami, since he no longer works for the company. If Konami wants to do a remake of Metal Gear Solid they don't need Kojima for that, they already own the IP themselves.

[sourOG]

I don’t know where the miscommunication is but Kojima has nothing to do with what I’m talking about.

- upcoming konami announcement of popular game
- MGS anniversary
- I don’t want the announcement to be MGS

That’s it. That’s the post.

[Nyxus]

Okay, guess I misunderstood your comment then.

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